Tie knot support



March 28, 1961 E. ARNIM TIE KNOT SUPPORT Filed Jan. 20, 1958 INVENTOR. A aWre/me E. Arm/f7? TIE KNOT SUPPORT Lawrence Edward Arnim, 516 W. Main, Houston, Tex.

Filed Jan. 20, 1958, Ser. No. 710,120

3 Claims. (Cl. 24-56) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a tie knot support.

It is an object of this invention to provide novel means for holding a neck tie knot in position on a collar.

It is another object of the invention to provide a neck tie holding device that will retain a neck tie in place on a shirt collar without penetrating the material of the shirt or tie.

It is another object of the invention to provide a tie support that will maintain a tie in raised position and will retain the ends of a collar in closed position without asserting pressure on the neck of the wearer.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and operation more particularly defined in the following specifications and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the support as applied to a collar and tie, with the tie partly broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the view shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a top perspective view of the holder.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the

numeral 1 designates the body of the holder which is formed of round, thin, stainless steel, tempered wire. The body is substantially rectangular in shape, and has the lateral wings 3, 3 and the top of the rectangle has a button receiving member 2 which is formed at a right angle, with relation to the body, in a U-shaped bend. The ends of the wire forming the body are bent inwardly and are in a contiguous relation as at 5, 5. The ends of the wire are preferably rounded to prevent tearing of the material of the tie and the entire body is formed of one single piece of wire.

In use, the body 1 is placed on a collar button as 6 by mounting the member 2 on the button 6, the button 6 passing through the wings 3, 3 and the button receiving member 2 seating between the button and collar with the top of the member 2 resting on the shank of the button 6, if a detachable collar is used, or, the thread joining the button 6 to the shirt if a non-detachable collar is used. The wings 3, 3 embrace the collar button 6 and the lower portion of the body 1 extends outwardly from the collar 7 and the knot 8 of the tie 9 rests on the extended end.

2,976,591 Patented Mar. 28, 1961 The ends of the wire as 5, 5 being free, the heavy side of the knot 8 will press the corresponding side of the body 1 downwardly and the ends of the body 1 so separated will grip the material of the tie 9, preventing lateral movement of the knot 8 out of position. The pressure of the knot 8 on the extended end of the body 1 causes the projection forming the button receiving member 2 to bear against the rear side of the collar button 6, thus relieving the neck of the wearer from any pressure from the tie knot 8 against the collar button 6, the laterally extended wings 3, 3' spreading the pressure over a relatively wide area at a point in the collar where sutficient padding exists to resist such pressure.

Where a detachable collar is worn, the outwardly directed pressure on the rear side of the collar button 6 keeps the collar 7 closed at the top and maintains the collar 7 in an upright position and in place on the shirt.

While the foregoing is considered a preferred form of the invention, it is by way of illustration only, the broad principle of the invention being defined by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a tie knot support and projector, a single piece of rounded wire having its terminals in contiguous relation, and bent to forma substantially rectangular portion, said wire being bent at the end of said substantially rectangular portion opposite said contiguous terminals to form lateral outwardly extending button embracing curves and being bent downwardly between said curves and curved, forming a button-thread receiving member.

2. In a tie knot support for four-in-hand neckties, a single piece of round wire being bent midway its ends forming a downwardly extended loop, lateral button embracing loops formed on each side of said downwardly extended loop, substantially parallel side members extending from said lateral loops and being bent inwardly adjacent the free ends of said wire to position the respective ends in contiguous relation.

3. In a tie knot support and projector, a body member formed of wire having substantially parallel sides and the ends of the wire being bent inwardly and in abutting relation, forming the tie projecting end of the body member, the other end of the body member being bent, forming a button-thread receiving member projecting at a right angle from the body, and said body member being bent outwardly adjacent said button-thread receiving member, forming laterally extended button receiving wings in which a collar button may seat.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 545,876 Bushnell Sept. 10, 1895 625,889 Littig May 30, 1899' 831,878 Knowles Sept. 25, 1906 1,069,774 Fensterwald et al Aug. 12, 1913 1,484,354 McLean Feb. 19, 1924 2,074,903 Hampton Mar. 23, 1937 2,117,571 Place May 17, 1938 

